Attavyros () is a former

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on the island of

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, in the

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

, of which it is a municipal unit.

Geography

The population is 2,127 (2021 census); the land area is 234.350 km². It is the westernmost municipal unit on the island, occupying the central portion of its western coast. The seat of the municipality was in Emponas. Its largest other towns are Ágios Isídoros and Kritinia. In land area it is the second-largest municipal unit on Rhodes and the second-least

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, after South Rhodes (Notia Rodos). The municipal unit is composed by five communities:

Gallery

File:Rhodes island aerial.jpg, Aerial view of Attavyros mountain and municipal unit File:Attavyros.JPG, Attavyros mountain File:ZeusTempelAtt.jpg, Temple of Zeus at the top of Attavyros Mountain

References

{{Rhodes div Populated places in Rhodes